The next twenty-five years: affirmative action in higher education in the United States and South Africa

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Foreword / Mary Sue Coleman......Page 14
Foreword / Njabulo S. Ndebele......Page 22
Introduction: Twins Born at Different Times? / David L. Featherman......Page 28
Introduction to Part I / Marvin Krislov......Page 58
Affirmative Action and the U.S. Black Freedom Struggle / David J. Garrow......Page 62
The Struggle for National Liberation and the Attainment of Human Rights in South Africa / Neville Alexander......Page 77
Affirmative Action in Higher Education over the Next Twenty-five Years: A Need for Study and Action / Sandra Day O'Connor and Stewart J. Schwab......Page 85
From Redress to Empowerment: The New South African Constitution and Its Implementation / Judith February......Page 101
Social Justice and Postapartheid Higher Education in South Africa / André du Toit......Page 114
Affirmative Action and Higher Education in the United States and South Africa / Nancy Cantor and Jo Thomas......Page 137
Introduction to Part II / David L. Featherman......Page 154
Moving on Up? The Politics, Problems, and Prospects of Universities as Gateways for Social Mobility in South Africa / Jonathan D. Jansen......Page 156
Higher Education and the Labor Market in Postapartheid South Africa / Haroon Bhorat......Page 164
Retrenching Civil Rights: Mass Imprisonment in America / Bruce Western......Page 171
Introduction to Part III / Martin Hall......Page 180
The Promise and Peril of the Texas Uniform Admission Law / Marta Tienda and Teresa A. Sullivan......Page 182
Admissions Policies and Challenges / Nan Yeld......Page 202
Race and Class in the South African Higher-Education Sector: A Focus on the Undergraduate Experience / Crain Soudien......Page 214
Benefits and Barriers: Racial Dynamics of the Undergraduate Experience / Sylvia Hurtado......Page 223
Diversity, Dialogue, and Democratic Engagement / Patricia Gurin, Biren (Ratnesh) A. Nagda, and Akua O. Campanella......Page 235
Institutional Culture and Diversity: Engagement and Dialogue in a South African University / Martin Hall, Dorrian Aiken, and Nazeema Mohamed......Page 245
Who Is “Getting Through” in South Africa? Graduate Output and the Reconstruction of the Formal Curriculum / Ian Scott......Page 256
Defining the Problem of Equity in Teaching Elementary School Mathematics / Jennifer Lewis and Deborah Loewenberg Ball......Page 271
Introduction to Part IV / Martin Hall......Page 284
Looking Back / Stuart Saunders......Page 286
The First Ten Years: The Role of Public Policy in Shaping Postapartheid Higher Education in South Africa / Naledi Pandor and Nasima Badsha......Page 295
The Role of Public Policy in Shaping Higher Education in the Twenty-first Century: Achieving Diversity, Excellence, and Equity in the Academy / Richard W. Riley and Judith A. Winston......Page 304
Racial Disparities and the Next Twenty-five Years: The Continued Need for Affirmative Action / Michael S. McPherson and Matthew A. Smith......Page 313
Beyond Equity Committees and Statistics / Elaine Salo......Page 324
Achieving Critical Mass: The Future of Gender and Higher Education in the United States / Abigail J. Stewart and Danielle LaVaque-Manty......Page 336
Democracy and the Choosing of Elites / Glenn C. Loury......Page 344
A Future Beyond “Race”: Reflections on Equity in South African Higher Education / Zimitri Erasmus......Page 361
Conclusions......Page 368
The Challenge of the Next Twenty-five Years / Marvin Krislov......Page 370
Nothing Is Different, but Everything's Changed / Martin Hall......Page 382
Contributors......Page 398
Index......Page 406